I’ve found that a great and inexpensive way to entertain my 4 year old daughter Isla is to take her to Scrappies (crafts & recycling) in Church Stretton. We like to make it a whole day out by catching the train to Church Stretton (itself an exciting activity for a 4 year old!) and also letting off some steam with a play in the park before heading home. The play park in Church Stretton is a particularly good one.
Scrappies is a charity; their team of volunteers collects surplus products from factories, shops and businesses. These are then sorted, bagged and stocked in the scrapstore located in Church Stretton town centre. It is a fantastic place to pick up extremely cheap materials for any child’s craft activity: fabric off-cuts, buttons, scraps of paper and card, plastic bottles, pots, lids, books, ribbons, foam and foil. They also sell new craft resources including paints, glue, crayons, pens, clay, tissue paper, feathers etc…
Isla loves rummaging around for things and imagining what she can make with them. She has particularly enjoyed, for instance, having her own ‘diary’ to scribble in (actually a 2012 diary - but she is none the wiser!!), which we picked up for a few pence. To make your craft activities even easier, and in case you are needing inspiration, they also have a selection of make-your-own kits such as peg dolls and puppets which have been put together by Scrappies volunteers from the materials available in the store.
I am told that a new ‘Crafty Kids’ craft club is starting on Saturday mornings 10—12am from January as a drop in session, which we will definitely be heading to! Scrappies craft workers can also be booked for activity tents, events and birthday parties to run creative activities for children and families.
Scrappies are not open every day of the week so do check their website first: www.scrappies.org or contact via: info@scrappies.org or by phone (during opening hours) on 01694 722 511.
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